The very first inspiration, which I got, is butterfly’s wings. When the butterfly fly，it need to wave its wings. So If every steps of wing’s movement has been tracked ，then a beautiful pattern has been taken on. And I wanted to record the path of the butterfly’s wing when it fly. So that means I need a large amount of same patterns, Rather than cut it one by one, I tend to to cut it just once. Therefore，laser cutting is a good choice . Because I tried laser cutting before and know how it works. Then I bought a books got 20 blank pages, I was going cut the book directly then spread out each pages.

Also I think my work is very similar to Noriko Amber s works. her work is primarily created by cutting precise holes in books, magazines and other varieties of bound paper. these cuts result in artwork which resembles topographic maps. some of the pieces are sculptural, keeping the original book form, while others are more like relief sculptures. in the first sight of her workfs，i think it is a laser cut or CNC, but the most interesting thing about this work, that it is a free hand cut paper.

And Noriko Ambe comments on his work, this is my life work. I individually cut single sheets of paper by free-hand and stack them together. The work consists of positive or negative shapes. I am trying to embody relationships among humans, time and nature.”

first step that I begun to create this work is draw a butterfly’s wings, then I use illustrator to trace that drawing and save as‘illustrator’then I brought to school and cut it. Because the material is paper so it haven’t took long time. Last time I used plastic ，it spent 2 hour to finished .

when I spread each pages out. It looked like that. It is exactly what I expected.

Next step, I need to do the digital model by rhino. Firstly I inserted the drawing that I made as background, and traced it using the line tool. Then i turned the lines to surface. Finally used the array to created the final form. And I changed the color to translucent .

Front view

right view

top view

   

  when I finished these process by making that piece of work，I almost experienced everything that I experienced last term. Such as using rhino，illustrator，laser cutting. But not only knew how to using these tools，but also investigated how pattern can be used in 3d work and tried different materials. And played around and make something different.

custom pattern-flow along curbe( rhino notes)

Draw a control point  curve
OFFSET on both sides

Activate CONTROL POINTS ON- if there is many points on the curve and makes it confusing select REBUILD and adjust the number of the points to less.

Connect the end points of the side curves to the ends of the middle curve.

Move the points of the middle curve along z axis to create a third dimension.

use INTERPOLATE CURVES to connect all the main lines with smaller lines.

BEND curves to create desired form.

CURVE NETWORK to connect all the curves as one surface.

CREATE A UV CURVE- the area of the form will be represented in a square.

Create any shape that will produce the module of the texture desired- i.e CIRCLE or other shape-manipulate the shape by moving the control points.

EXTRUDE shape downwards

Create CURVE through points to create an arc between the end points of the shape.

SPLIT the base of the module in half so it can be ready to loft

LOFT half of the module so it becomes an enclosed surface. Select TIGHT loft on the display box, Loft creates a surface between enclosed curves.

LOFT the other half.

SCALE if desired to make the module bigger or smaller

ARRAY to produce multiple modules and adjust their number on x axis to control their density

COPY the row and play with the position of each row.

ARRAY again along the y axis until the modules fill the area of the square.

Select FLOW ALONG SURFACE to translate the module pattern on the initial form.

Folding Techniques for Designers by Paul Jackson

it is a concept book on folding, not a  typical instructional book on origami models.
As the book progresses, each chapter delves further into a folding topic in greater detail. In the case chapter on ‘Basic Pleats’, Paul dissected the topic and classified them into ‘Accordion’, ‘Knife’, ‘Box’ and ‘Incremental’ pleats, with each sub-category clearly illustrated through step-by-step drawing sequence, gridded crease pattern diagrams and photographs. 

a fascinating chapter challenges the origami technique by simply forming a piece of paper with no crease or just one crease by inducing a curvature on the sheet. The result is simplicity. 

One of the chapters called ‘Spans and Parabolas’ is a take on folds which result in structural forms resembling architectural roof spans as shown below.

About the author:

Paul Jackson has been a professional paper folder and paper artist since 1982 and is the author of 30 books on paper arts and crafts. He has taught the techniques of folding on more than 150 university-level design courses in the UK, Germany, Belgium, the US, Canada and Israel. These include courses in Architecture, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Jewellery, Product Design, Packaging, Ceramics, Industrial Design, Fine Art, Basic Design and Interior Design. He has also taught many workshops in museums, arts centers and festivals and has worked as a folding consultant for companies such as Nike and Siemens. 

Exercise in class

today's class we has been divided in to groups, and been given 3 pice of folding pattern.

In the end we used the outcomes to create an envelope to wrap around a bottle

    although the folding way is obvious, it give me the inspiration of  how using the sheet of paper in 3d form exoression. not just by paper, and also other materials .

RESEARCH- How designers use patterning techniques in their work.

Patterns are always widely used in different territories of art, artists and designers use different material to product the outcomes.
Such as “Noriko Ambe” ,she  is an artist who draws/cuts on paper, atlas and sketch book which has many layers. The works are named Linear-Actions to express the time and space.
she expressed a new concept by cutting the pre-existing patterns and information in books so as to alter them.

Another example，Chris Bosse is a German-born architect, resident in Sydney in Australia. He was a key designer of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre that was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Educated in Germany and Switzerland, he worked with several high-profile European architects before moving to Sydney.

Chris Bosse's Digital Origami
“Inspired by the geometrical order of a snowflake and the aerodynamics of a Formula 1 racing car, the tower encapsulates speed, fluid dynamics, future technology and natural patterns of organization”.

LAVA’s DIGITAL ORIGAMI TIGERS are currently traveling the world as part of the WWF year of the tiger campaign

Sandra Backlund, a designer who turns knitted clothing into a piece of art. Mostly famous for her three-dimensional collage knitting perhaps it would be more appropriate to define her as a sculptor rather than a fashion designer. Her desire to discover different materials and techniques as well as her passion for quality and tradition make Sandra’s clothes one of a kind. Her artistic skills transform knitwear to unique fascinating fashion items.

folding

An ancient Japanese proverb says: "If you meet a person that is able to make many items of different shape by folding up simple sheets of paper, don't think it is trivial, but try to learn.

before the next class, I need to fold or cut 5 A4size paper in different way in order to let them stand individual .But without glue 
At first, I tried to find out some ideas from internet. There are so many methods  

William Morris Museum

On the 26th of october, we visited the William Morris Museum . He was the the single most influential designer of the nineteenth century, also was a political theorist, scholar, translator and publisher, an environmental campaigner, writer and poet as well as an outstanding designer. His works is very related to our Territories of Practice.

Morris is well known for taking inspiration from medieval European art, but perhaps less for his interest in historic textiles from the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent. This printed fabric shows that Morris also learnt from contemporary cottons imported from India, particularly in the strongly contrasting reds and blues, and the way the three-dimensional forms of flowers and leaves could be transformed into flat patterns.

Gallery 1: Meet the Man

Who was William Morris? What did he do and why is he famous? Why is there a Gallery devoted to him in Walthamstow? You will find the answers to these questions in this introductory gallery.

On display are key works which exemplify the different strands in his life – as a designer, craftsman, storyteller, political activist and poet. This room also examines Morris’s childhood in Walthamstow. Find out about Morris’s experiences growing up in the house that is now the William Morris Gallery and use an interactive map to trace Morris’s footsteps and discover the local places he used to know and visit.

Gallery 2: Starting Out

Morris never had any formal art training. He shocked his family when he decided to devote his life to art. His moving letter, in which he tries to explain his motives to his mother, can be read in this gallery.

This room explores Morris’s early influences, including the Pre-Raphaelite artists and the art critic John Ruskin, with whom Morris shared a passion for medieval architecture. You can examine Morris’s early efforts at drawing, build your own gothic cathedral, or discover how Morris and his young friends experimented with decorating Red House – where Morris lived with his wife Jane and their two daughters – before setting up an interior design business. 

Gallery 3: Morris & Co

Morris and his friends had radical ambitions; they wanted to revolutionise design and change people’s taste. They developed a strong brand identity for their decorating business based on quality materials and design led by famous artists of the day. In this gallery you can find out how ‘the Firm’, as it was known, became a successful business.

Morris & Co worked for a wide variety of clients, and you can see the full range of their products. These include stained glass for churches, furnishing fabrics for wealthy industrialists and a wallpaper designed for Queen Victoria. More affordable items, such as the best-selling Sussex chair, were available off the shelf from a shop on Oxford Street, London. A range of marketing materials is on display, and you can even have a go at running Morris & Co yourself in an interactive game.

Gallery 4: The Workshop

Morris went to extraordinary lengths to ensure the quality of his products. He insisted that they should be made by skilled craftsmen using the best possible materials. He took inspiration from nature and his designs are filled with birds, plants and animals.

This gallery is inspired by the Morris & Co workshops at Merton Abbey. You can discover how craftsmen and apprentices made the famous printed cottons, carpets, tapestries and stained glass, drawing on traditional techniques from around the world rather than industrial manufacturing methods.  Short films delve deeper into the processes involved, including the use of natural dyes. Younger visitors can have a go at weaving, designing a pattern from nature, assembling a stained glass window and more.

Gallery 5: The Shop

The next room has a very different atmosphere. Laid out as a shop, visitors are invited to become consumers, imagining a visit to Morris’s fashionable Oxford Street shop. The voice of a shop attendant talks you through the products on display, while you browse through sample books and handle contemporary textiles.

Gallery 6:  Ideal Book

Morris’s love for stories and books lasted a lifetime. In his own day, he was most famous as a poet. This gallery introduces Morris’s Earthly Paradise – one of the longest narrative poems in the English language – where Morris retold classical myths and legends to the delight of Victorian readers. It also explores his love for the Icelandic sagas and his travels to the country. Younger visitors can dress up as a character from the Beauty and the Beast story, which you can see illustrated on a tile panel designed by Morris’s best friend, Edward Burne-Jones.

In the last decade of his life, Morris decided to learn a new craft. He set up a private press and became a book designer. Original designs as well as Kelmscott Press books are on display. A replica of the Press’ masterpiece, the KelmscottChaucer, is available for visitors to leaf through.

Gallery 7: Fighting for a Cause

There was more to Morris than design. Always concerned with creating a better world, when he was nearly 50, he ‘crossed the river of fire’ and became a radical socialist. He focused his tremendous energies on ‘the cause’ to create a free and fair world where all people are equal.  He also fought for preservation of heritage and the environment.

The gallery show the lengths he was willing to go to – travelling the country to give speeches and even getting arrested. You can see the satchel which he used to carry bundles of socialist pamphlets to rallies and demonstrations, and an impressive, hand-made socialist banner. A new film explores how Morris’s concerns and actions relate to issues society faces today.

Gallery 8: Arts and Crafts

Morris inspired a new generation of artists, designers and makers who shared his enthusiasm for quality materials, craftsmanship and designs based on natural forms. This gallery displays a selection of Arts and Crafts stained glass, ceramics, metalwork and textiles, including a spectacular embroidered cape designed by Morris’s daughter, May.

There is special focus on the Century Guild, one of the first Arts and Crafts organisations. The display in the centre of the room is dedicated to a particular designer or maker in focus: at the time of opening this will be George Jack.

Gallery 9: Frank Brangwyn

Frank Brangwyn was one of the founders of the William Morris Gallery. He was briefly apprenticed to William Morris in his youth and later became a successful artist. Brangwyn collected art, and in the 1930s he donated a large part of his collection to the people of Walthamstow, along with many of his own paintings, prints and decorative art. A selection of this work, which will be rotated regularly, can be seen in this Gallery.